Episode 33 - The Monster Pipe
The Alyeska consortium builds an 800-mile pipeline across Alaska.
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A History of Oil, Episode 32 - Ice and Crude
The hunt is on for Alaskan crude.
A History of Oil, Episode 31, Inflated Dreams
The long-awaited showdown over Iran unfolds.
A History of Oil, Episode 30 - Friends and Enemies
Strange things happen when oil reaches stratospheric heights.
A History of Oil, Episode 29 - Oil Shock
Cheap oil goes bust, for now.
A History of Oil, Episode 28 - Breaking Rockefeller
Iran's "King of Kings" becomes the Guardian of the Gulf.
A History of Oil, Episode 27 - The Gladiators
America's need for "gladiators" spells danger for the global economy.
A History of Oil, Episode 26 - We've Done It
OPEC in a world of cheap oil.
A History of Oil, Episode 25 - Gentlemen's Agreement
A "gentlemen's agreement" to change the world of oil as we knew it.
A History of Oil, Episode 24 - Barometer of Power
Venezuela’s hot house of new ideas about oil.
A History of Oil, Episode 23 – The Peacock Throne
Operation Ajax and the coup that changed Iran.
A History of Oil, Episode 22 – The Persian Pivot
Mossadegh wins his fight for nationalization, and Iran loses its democracy.
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A History of Oil, Episode 21 - Man of the Year
Mohammed Mossadegh turns the oil world upside down
A History of Oil, Episode 20 - Swords into Plastics
This is how a Reich ends, not necessarily with a bang but a shortage.
A History of Oil, Episode 19 - War And Rumors of War, Part II
Japan's grab for oil ends badly.
A History of Oil, Episode 18 - War And Rumors of War, Part I
War returns as Hitler's gamble in the East goes horribly wrong.
A History of Oil, Episode 17 - Going Native
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and John Philby alter the oil balance of the planet.
A History of Oil, Episode 16 - Filling Up on the Red Line
Mr. Five Percent Draws a Red Line around Arabia, but will this new oil cartel last?
A History of Oil, Episode 15 - The First Great War
The sovereignty of oil has finally arrived. And it is going to be a very, brutal reign.